The cause of a fire on the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation in February which destroyed that community’s water treatment plant has been deemed undetermined. “It’s kind of leaning towards an area where we had a tool box. There were power tools that were there, lithium...
Finance Minister Donna Harpauer is stepping back from any further discussions related to the northern municipality of Pinehouse, as the government widens its investigation into the operations and financials of the Village. Harpauer has declared a potential conflict of...
Seven different people have been charged as the result of a drug bust in the Meadow Lake area this weekend. The arrests are the result of police search warrants executed on six local residences. Charges include possession of cocaine, methamphetamine and cannabis, drug...
The 19th edition of the Lawrence Weenie Cup Tomahockey tournament came to a close in North Battleford over the weekend. PBCN beat the Canoe Lake Young Guns 2-1 in the senior rez recreation finale to claim gold. The Northern Chiefs were victorious in the midget...
The La Ronge Ice Wolves have hired former NHLer Kevin Kaminski to be the team’s new head coach and general manager. “It’s pretty cool to come and coach in the SJHL,” said Kaminski. “I remember as a kid, going more so to Melville games, but a few Yorkton games. There...
A University of Saskatchewan professor says Jody Wilson-Raybould’s expulsion from the Liberal caucus sends the wrong message to Indigenous voters. The former attorney general Wilson-Raybould left cabinet earlier this year over a disagreement with the Prime Minister’s...
It was not the start to the season goaltender Merek Pipes was hoping for, but persistence has paid off, as the 20-year-old goalie will play for an MJHL championship with the Swan Valley Stampeders. After missing the first nine games of the season due to an injury with...
Regina mother Jeanelle Mandes is calling on the provincial education system to offer more support for children with special needs. Mandes’ 10-year-old daughter Sharlize suffers from autism spectrum disorder. She is also a member of the Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree...
An accusation for a forced or coerced sterilization of an Indigenous woman at the Moose Jaw hospital is drawing sharp condemnation, but also a commitment to seriously investigate the matter. On Wednesday lawyer Alisa Lombard told a Senate Committee that her client...
A Saskatchewan media organization is reporting an interim report into the northern municipality of Pinehouse says the government should consider removing both the mayor and one of its councillors. An article published in Wednesday’s Saskatoon StarPhoenix quotes the...
